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Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1887-03-26
THE WEEK IN SOCIETY.

DulIer and DuIler Under the Stroud
of Lent.
The past week has been another very
dull one as far as private social events
are concerned, and the attractions at the
Theatre, together with Lent, must take
the blame.
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1887-03-26
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ARRIVAL AND CLOSING OF NAILS
At the Salt Lake City POstOfice.
UNITED STATES PosToFFIcE

The above is standard mountain time.
w. C. BROWE. Postmaster.
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1887-03-26
Sporting Notes.

The international champion challenge
cup Richard K. Fox is having manu-
featured to represent the single-scull
championship of America will be the
most valuable aquatic trophy ever offered
for competition. 1t will be made of solid
gold and silver and will cost 81 900.
The following are the oarsmen that
will row for the international single-scull
champion challenge trophy: Edward
Hanlan, John Teemer, Jake Gaudaur,
George Fl. Hosmer, Albert H. Hamm,
P. 81. Conley, Wallace Ross, George
Munford, of New Orleans, and George
III. Lee.
Duncan G. Ross has issued challenge
National Republican., 1887-01-11
Action Action Action

The forty-ninth Congress commenced its
first session on the 4th Of Decemb.r, 1885
with large Democratic majority. 1t re-
mained in session nearly nine months. Its
second session has been in progress over
one month, and less than forty working
days remain in which itcan act.
The Republicans have conceded the right
OF the Democrats TO inauEuratey financial
legislation. They have waited for them to
! do so. Internal dissensions, natural inca
pacity, or the two conjolntly, have prevented
any action upon the part of the Democrats.
Patriotism, the needs of the country, de-.
mand action at once upon the part OF the
Republicans. They can no longer wait
upon the incapable or indifferent Demo-
Gratis. They must propose some measure
Of relief. WIN Mr.. Reed, the Republican
leader, move at once? He will find enough
Democrats who have sense to see that his
lead must be followed or the country will
be plunged into disaster and widespread
financial panic. Now is the time to act
National Republican., 1887-01-11

President Cleveland would not permit Sec
retary Manning to veto It.
Now as to Mr.. Ammldown's objections
to a repeal Of the duty on sugar. In the
first place Mr. Ammidown is in favor OF
protection and the duty on sugar is almost
absolutely tariff for revenue only, and
should therefore be opposed by all who
favor protection.
AS to the seven inquiries Mr.. Ammidown
wants made by a commission, they have
already been made and the answers are a
part OF the literature Of the country, ex-
cept, perhaps, as to the seventh proposi-
tiOn, and that is OF no interest.
These inquiries are simply a plea for de-
lay, when there should be no delay, as the
time for action has arrived, and cauot be
put Off any longer. There Is an imperative
demand for the reduction Of the revenue,
and any mistake as to methods by which a
sufficient reduction was not made would
be fatal to the business interests Of the
country.
There can be no mistake as TO what re.
duction would be made by taking the taxes
off sugar aud tobacco. As Horace Greeley
said, the way to resume was to resums,
so tie way to reduce is to reduce.
Give us free sugar and free tobacco.
National Republican., 1887-01-11
NATIONAL FAIR ASSOCIATION.
Gradually Cutting Down the Indebt-
edness and Paying Interest Promptly.

The annual meeting Of the stockholders
OF the National Fair Association was held
yesterday at 10 o'clock, at their rooms In
Vernon Row, corner of Pennsylvania ave-
nue. and Tenth street. The president, II.
Browning, called the meeting TO order, and
presented his annual report, which was read
and adopted. The report says 1--WE have
been gradually cutting down the indebted
ness and paying the interest thereon
promptly. All back as well as current
taxes have been paid. Some of the holders
OF the second mortgage bonds, known as the
$50 NOES, have made demand Tor their re-
demption, but we have no doubt that they
will wait until after our spring meeting,
which, II as successful as heretofore, will
give us the funds with which TO satisfy all
those who are not willing to hold them
longer. Some few OF these notes have been
redeemed, also the due bills given to take
up club house bonds, cutting down our in
dehtCduess about 81, 800 In the past year"
Two entertainments have been given By
the jockey club-one in May, the other iu
October and Misunderstanding the Fair
Association S., ,654 90, being $l,0TO.SS less
than last year. This falling off in profits
was owing to several causes, the principal
one OF which was bad weather. Several
small trottlug meeting have been given, but
tne results nave not Deen very SATISFACTORY.
The profits from that source have been
S54.20.
Being desirous OF populariziug our
grounds We hired them for the Buffalo Bil's
Wild West show, for which we received
S4CO.
AS the city is being rapidly built up, 1t Is
possible that, in the near future, all such
entertainments will have to go to our
grounds. The sale Of farm products
amounted to S507, and we have quite lot
Of hay left for sale. We received for pas
turing horses and stable hire Si00 and have
still outstanding about $40, which will be
| collected In n short time.
The statement OF the finances of the as.
| sociation shows that the assets amount to
| $155, ,551G3 and liabilities to $l2S, 400.
Tellers having been appointed the
voting for the eleven directors commenced
at and closed at o'clock, when 1t was
ascertained that the following board had
| been elected for the ensuing year: VIM. E..
| Clark, John Il. Kelley, p. II. Christman,
+. NJ. Draney, Wm. Dickson, Fred. B. NJ
CURE, IL. G. Towles, II. Browning, Geo.
K. Reppett, Geo. VI. Oyster, jr., and 7. G..
Murray. Treasurer, 2. II. Christman.
National Republican., 1887-01-11
Tobacco.

Five hundred and twenty-seven thousand
three hundred and sixty.one persons paid
special taxes for the privilege OF handling
tobacco last year.
This does not include the farmers in
nearly every one of the six thousand coun-
ties Of the United States who raised the
tobacco, nor the millions Of people in every
city, county, village, farm house, and fac
tory who use It, but only the men who
bought, sold, and manufactured tobacco.
The farmer. who raises, by his own labor,
few hundred pounds of tobacco is not,
like him who produces any other article
grown or made in the country, allowed
to sell his production to the first conner
who offers to pay him his price for 1t. Oh,
no; he must hunt up one of the four thou.
sand nine hundred and seventy licensed
dealers in tobacco, or wait until one of
them hunts him up, and pays him whatever
sum be sees fit for the product Of the far.
mer's labor.
Arkansas, with sixty thousand square
miles of territory and seventy-four counties,
in all Of which but one tobacco is raised to
the amol Int of one million pounds, has one
licensed dealer In leaf tobacco. California,
with less area, and raising less than one
hundred thousand pounds of tobacco, has
thirty-six dealers, while Indiana, raising
nine million pounds of tobacco, some of 1t
in every county but two Of its ninety-two,
has only ninety-two dealers; while Wiscon-
sin, with over ten million pounds OF to-
bacco, has still smaller number of licensed
purchasers, only sixty -four.
But 1t is useless to further particularize.
The system is unjust which denies to any
man the right to sell what he makes to
whom he pleases. 1t is relic of the
barbarism OF war. Let us have done with
1t in "these piping times of peace"
Let the farmers sell their tobacco to
whom they please for the best price they
can get. Do not force them any longer to
sell to one man at his own figures.
National Republican., 1887-01-11
PERSONALITIES.

EX-Gov. FOSTER, of Ohio, is at the Riggs
House.
Col. THOMAS T, BARR, deputy judge adyo.
cate general, Is In the city,
REPRESENTATIVE STEPHENSON aud family, OF
Wisconsin. arc at the Ebbitt.
ex-senator CATTELL, of New Jersey, has
recovered from his recent illness.
REV, DR. LEONARD preached at Christ
Church, Baltimore, last Sunday.
THE Yale alumni annual banquet will be
held at Chomberlins ON Wednesday evening,
Mr.. EBESEzER HENDERSON, the newly-ap'
pointed deputy comm issloner of internal
revenue, reported for duty yesterday.
TnE condition of Mr., j. W. Thompson has
improved and his physician believe, that he
Will be able to leave his bed in few days.
\, L. TmEpuN, of New York, proprietor of
the OiH, arrived In the city on Saturday, and is
row confined to his room Mt Chamberlin's, suf-
rurlng from severe indisposltiou,
Miss VoLLEIs and Miss Adrain, two charm.
ing pupils of the Maryland Lutheran Semi.
nary, visited the city yesterday on ,hcir way
to resume their studies, They have been
spending the Christmas holidays at their home
IN Wilmington, n. G.
REv, FATHER RAUBIA, formerly OF 81. Peters
ohwch, Capitol Hill, has heen stationed at
llagor,own to relieve Rev. Father Manly
who goes south for his health, and upon the
return Of the latter In May the former expects
to vsit Italy for while.
W. II. FISHER, president of the st. Paul and
Duluth railroad. arrived in the city yesterday
iu his private car accompanied by party Of
ladies and gentlemen. Among tiss'a wara his
wife fud sister, Hon, James Smith and dau,.$-
ter Springer Haroaush ana daughter, Rad
James DroohwGlter, al! OF 81, Paul
National Republican., 1887-01-11
what tho Demand Is.

THE New York Daily Indicator, Jan. s, 1871
IL is evident that majority Of the people
who favor the passage OF the interstate
commerce bill are not aware Of what that
measure proposes. The demand is not to
reduce local rates, but to advance through
rates. The bill attempts TO establish an
equality between through and local traffic,
and that result can be obtained only by ad-
vancing the rates for the former. Take the
New York Central and the Pennsylvania
roads for instance. The local traffic OF the
one is about 90 per cent. and OF the other
about 05 per cent Of the total business
done. Can any one he so blind as TO believe
that the passage Of the interstate commerce
bill win cause the New York Central to re.
duce Its rates on 90 per cent. ofits business
in order to hold the other 10 per cent, or
the Pennsylvania TO reduce on 95 per cent.
of its business to retain tho other 8 per
cent?
II there must be evening, IL will be up,
not down. Nor can this fact be charged to
the cussedness OF the railroads. A plain
business principls is involved which no
business man can fail to recognize. II q
very narrow margin Of profit aud 800 worth
Of other commodities at a reasonable profit
should be compelled by law to sell all arti-
cles at like price, It is plain to everybody
that sugar would go up, and not the other
commodities down. The only alternative
would be ruin. The railroads are in the
came position, and they must either advance
through rates II the bill is passed or invite
bankruptcy.
The measure aims at sonnet ng which II
cannot reach This point is most clearly
| brought out by the Louisville Co,Wier-Jorr-
nal in an able editorial criticising both the
| pooling and the long and short haul pro-
visions OF the bill. We quote as follows:
| "But It is claimed that local business has
been sacrificed to maintain these through
rates. II this were so-which 1t is not-the
Reap an. .Cullom bill offers no relief. II
merely forbids low through rates. It does
not provide, and legislation cannot secure,
low local rates.
| "The ComierJoUnai has shown fre.
quently that whether local rates are high or
not, they are lower than the roads could
make them were the roads deprived of all
through business, because fixed charges
taxes, interest, station and terminal
charges, and road repairs-do not vary with
the amount Of business done.
"But We contend that with the improve
ment Of transportation facilities, with bet
ter road.beds, better equipments, aud the
extension Of branch lines, local rates are
declining steadily, 4 slowly. The samt
energy, the same zeal and determluatior
which within twenty years has reduced
grain rates nearly so per cent. Is now dl
rected necessarily in development of loca
traffic, which means in extending loca
lines, in improving local facilities, and ii
reducing local rates.
"Local rates will be lowest where rail
road mileage is greatest, the law of ompe
tition working even on local traffic; compe
tition not simply between line aud line, bu
between place and place and product ant
product.n
National Republican., 1887-01-11
The Sugar Tax.

[Rand, McNally & Co.'S Bankers Monthly
The present tax on sugar in this cOuntry ex.
ceeds 75 PER cent. of its cost. We produce about
one.tenth of what we use, 100000 tons; and to
properly 'protect" this decimal fraction of pro.
duc,ion, confined largely TO one state we pnyin
duties nearly $4,000 600. Congress n few years
ago romiticd the duties on Sandwich Island
sugar to please Claus Sprcckels and his sugar
syndicate 1T San Francisco. aud the govern
lnent lost thereby about sI,00j000 IN duties;
but 10 interest suffered thcrefrom, neither
would the nation suffer should the remaining
$50, 100000 be femitted. Under exist
ing conditions we are inclined to think that
this mammoth product of the earth should be
allowed or compelled TO take care OF itsc1f
under the operation OF a general law sometimes
called 'the survival of the fttest" bill Is
already before Congress TO abolish our sugar
duties, and doubtless others VIII be introduced
before the present session ends. The discuss
sion OF the matter will probably be hot one,
but break In the present tariff must be made
somewhere, and far less disturbance TO the
manufacturing interests of the country will
occur from taking Off sugar duties than from II
general cutting and slashing among the whole
list Of imported articles.
National Republican., 1887-01-11
The Way TO Reduce In to Reduce.

The Hon. Edward IL. Ammidown, presi-
Leaguc,n has addressed letter to the Hon.
VIM. d. Kelley, giving "a plan" upon
which to reduce the revenue. In brief, Mr..
Ammidown's plan is, to abolish internal
revenue taxes except on liquors; to remove
the Discrimination on worsted fabrics; to
increase the duties on manufactures of
flax and jute, and on tin plate. This, he
thinks, would reduce the revenue $6l, 200,
eco.
Mr.. Ammidown then discusses the ques-
tion of the duty on sugar, aud says:
In order to determine what legislative action
respecting the duty on sugar would best pro-
mote the welfare Of the American people, have
a commission appointed or instruct the
commissioner Of agriculture to report at tn :
next session of Congress-
!. The actual production of cane, sorghum
and beet sugar in the Uni.ed States.
.. The area of land adapted TO each an l
where located
o. The cost of producing each kind with the
prevailing methods, as compared with the best
European methods.
4. The kind and cost OF machinery required
for the manufacture OF sugar by the best
methods.
8. The value Of the product Per acre, under
favorable conditions, Of cane, saGghum, and
beet sugar, taking into CoailerGtiontho values
OF by. products and refuse.
6. The history OF European experience in
promoting the production Of sugar, VI thods
and results, qualities of soil and climate.
Z. Statistics Of imporatious, production, aud
consumption of each kind OF sugar In tha
United States, England Germany, and France
during theTast thirty years
The calculations Of Mr.. Ammilown as b.
the reductions brought about by the !u-
creased duties he proposes may prove cor
rect after year or two, but would hardly
effect any change at once. But admitting
this 10 be true, the reduction is not great
enough.
There are, however, other and grolter
reasons why Mr. Ammidown's proposition
should not be accepted. The first OF these
is that If any changes in the tariff are pro-
goscd no one can tell how far changes will
be carried. The second is that the propo-
sition, like Mr.. Hiscock's, ia complicated,
and viii cause debate, which meaus defeat.
The third, and this is sufficient, Is that q
majority Of each house Is opposed TO the
changes suggested.
A plain, simple proposal to take the duty
of sugar and the internal revenue tax OF
tobacco win carry majority Of both houses
and would reduce the revenue 10 the needed
amount, that is, eighty million dollars, an |
National Republican., 1887-01-11
"uoME, SWEET HOME,

A Bin for Relic: of the Heir OF John
Howard Payne-CIuim for His Salary
as Consul at Tunis.
Representative Bayne, of Pennsylvania,
yesterday introduced bill for the relief of
the heir Of John Howard Payne, the author
of 'Home, Sweet Home" and who was at
the time Of his death United States consul
at Tunis. The heir is Mrs. Eloise L. Luquer,
wife of the Rev. Lea Luquer, of Bedford,
y. Y. 1t will be remembered that Hon. w.
w. Corcoran, of this city, had the body OF
Mr.. Payne brought from his resting place
across the ocean and inferred iu Oak Hill
Cemetery. Col. William b. Morgan, the
wellknOwn claim agent and attorney OF
this city, resuuectcd this claim from the
records of the Treasury Department. The
claim is for salary due the late John How
ard Payne, and Is admitted by Judge Dur
ham, first comptroller Of the treasury, to
be due.
National Republican., 1887-01-11
SPECIALTIES f!

The Special Sale of s15 overcoats
which we inaugurated a few days ago
created such furore that within forty
eight hours from the time we made the
announcement the number of splendid
overcoats on our bargain counters
marked $15 each had grown, not
"small by degrees" but "beautiruiiy
less" with lightning-IilSe rapidity, and
the demand for these rare bargains
increasing with every hour, thoro was
nothing left for us TO do but announce
the sale closed or add fuel Go the flame
by filling up the gap made by the great
demand. We have therefore gone
through our stock carefully, and
wherever there were three or less of
one 1ot-value from $25 to $32-we
piled them on our bargain counters
and marked each one $i5. We don't
care to carry over broken lots. and as
you are interested only In one overcoat
the chances are your size is among
them in several kinds. We continue
this sale during the week. Samples on
exhibition in our show windows.
The $3.50 Suit Sale still goes bravely
On. 1t is really surprising the number
of suits,we can unload in "A given Il me -
AT A PRICE-surcly we have placed
a handsome suit within the reach of
all when we name $3.50 for your choice
of about twenty eight different styles of
gentIemen's suits.
Look in our windows or stroll through,
our establishments you will be shown
these great bargains with politoness
and attention.
National Republican., 1887-01-11
Old SoIdinrs of the nlstrict,

A regular meeting of the Associated Vete-
rams, District of Columbia Volunteers, was held
last night at Cosmopolitan Hall-W. .. Drew
president; DR.. j. ID. Adams, secretary. The
committee on entertainments reported that
nothing definite had been decided upon. Capt
George Wagner, from the committee on war
claims, made verbal report, giving a state
ment of what had been done toward forward.
ing the claim of the District veterans and as to
the standing of the claim now pending in Con-
gIess. Aiter considerable discussion 1t was
claims TO employ couase TO take charge of the
claim of the veterans. The following officers
were elected President, w. o. Drew; first vice
president o. f. Duffy; second vice president
J. Beall; third vice president. Il. ]. Nchol-
SON. recording secretary, Dr. j. d. Adams; cor.
responding secretary, Theo. l.. Lamb, and
treasurer, George Brown.
National Republican., 1887-01-11
South Americnn Mail sub,Idy.

Senator Frye proposed an amendment to the
po,toiiice Appropriation bill making an appTo-
pIialion orSlCO,OOO Tor the transportation Of
South American mails IN American vessels.
The amendment iu full is Gs follows: For the
TRANSFORMATION Of foreign mails by American
huilt ana registered steam ships to secure the
greater frequency and regularity In dispatch
and greater speed in tho carriage OF such
mails to Brazil the republics of Mexico,
Central ana South America siO10DJ aud the
POSTMASTER General lsauthofizyd to MAKE, after
due advertisement for proposals, such contract
Of COntTnCts with sucd American Steamship
for Il term OF not less than 1--we years, and at u
rate Of compensation not exceeding for each
outward trip 81 per nautical mile OF the dis.
lance In the most direct and feasible sailing
course between the terminal points as shall be
found eXpedlent and desirable % secure the
ends above set forth. This differs from the
bill Of last session in that IL relates to South
American mails only, Mr.. FRYE says he Is
encouraged 10 introduce this bin by the fact
that the President and Postmaster General
have officially expressed themselves IN favor
OF the proposition.
National Republican., 1887-01-11

THE Buffalo Courier hopes that many
who are voters now will, before they are
old men, see the day when the last dollar
OF the great bonddcbt of the government,
contracted during the civil war, will have
been paid, but thinks the child does not
live now Who is likely to see the extinction of
that part OF the national debt consisting of
civil war pensions. History will credit the
Democratic rebellion with the debt and the
pension rolls. The Courier may be sure
that its party will get its dues.
National Republican., 1887-01-11

mdSsSn RENTRo8M SpsoSemamss 9hoS * H9gsE y AL
only $40. SWoRMSTEAD &c BRADLEY, 027
National Republican., 1887-01-11
CENTENNIAL CELEBRATIONS.
Senator Hoar Explains the Status OF
the Pending Measures.

Senator Hoar Explains the Status OF
the Pending Measures.
Senator Hoar says the committee on the
celebration of the centennial anniversaries
of the adoption Of the constitution aud the
discovery Of America has as yet only con.
sidered the expediency of the constitutional
celebration.
The resolution reported by the committee
is as follows:
R6sOlrtd, That II is expedent that order be
taken by Congress for due celebration at the
city of Washington, on or about April 30, lsS9,
OF the centennial of the Inauguration of the
constitution of the United States.
RosOlrcd .hvthcr That the select committee on
the centennial of the constitution be directed
10 consider and propose the best mode of carry.
ing out the foregoing resolution.
The proposition to celebrate the 400th
anniversary Of the discovery of America in
1892 is yet to be considered by the commit
National Republican., 1887-01-11
Nominations.
The President sent to the Senate yesteria,
the following nominations:

the following nominations:
State Department-To be consuls of the
United States; Isaac Il, Dilcr, of Illinois, at
Florcr ce; Oscar Malmros. Of Minnesota, at
Coenac; Willoughby Walling, of Indiana, at
Leith.
War Department Lieut. VIM. W.
Gibson 50 artillery, to be first lieutenant, ord
nance department
Lieut., Col. VIM. r. Craishill, corps of engi.
neers, to be colonel.
Mai. Chas r.. sutter, corps of engineers to
be lieutenant colonel.
Department Of Justice-Samuel C.. Mills to
be Justice of the peace for the District of Col
umbia.
Navy DepGrtment-Assistant Engineer Ed
ward Il. Freeman, TO be n past assistant engi-
.neer.
Passed Assistant Surgeon Henry P. Harvey,
to he a surgeon.
Frederick Wilkinson olcott, of New Jerssy,
TO be assistant surgeon.
National Republican., 1887-01-11
The Sugar and Tohaoco Tax.

The following from the representative IN
Congress from the first Tennessee district Is not
easily misunderstood
~ am decidedly In favor of the removal OF
the internal revenue tax on tuba1CO and b.
lleye In free sugar with bounlies u actual pro.
duCCTs A. II. psrTIBOEE'u
National Republican., 1887-01-11
Internal Eoyenue rIatt.ra.

Among the petitions presented ia the senate
yesterday was one by Senator Cameron pray
Ing reduction Of internal taxes, aud one by
Mr.. Vance ffom certain manufacturer; Of
North Carolina asking the repeal Of interul Of
revenue laws, and q reduction Of the tariff